Effective - 28 Aug 1939
248.050. General powers of district — judicial notice — costs of proceedings. — 1. When the board of trustees provided for in section 248.070 shall be appointed and organized, such sanitary district shall be considered in law and equity a body corporate and politic, known by the name and style of "The Sanitary District of ______", and by such name and style may sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, acquire and hold real estate and personal property necessary for corporate purposes, and adopt a common seal.
2. All courts in this state shall take judicial notice of the existence of all sanitary districts organized under this chapter.
3. If the proposition to establish the sanitary district is carried, the cost of all preliminary proceedings shall be borne by the district; if it is defeated, all costs of court, of commissioners and of the election shall be borne by the city and county, if of independent jurisdiction, each being liable for all expenses in regard to proceedings under its petitions. If its jurisdiction is single, the county commission shall pay for all said expenses.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12477)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 10887; 1919 § 4582; 1909 § 5688
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XV - Lands, Levees, Drainage, Sewers and Public Water Supply
Chapter 248 - Sanitary Drainage Districts — Cities Over 300,000 Inhabitants and Adjoining Counties
Section 248.020 - Sanitary district — commission to determine boundaries, general provisions.
Section 248.030 - Report of commissioners.
Section 248.040 - Election on organization of sanitary district.
Section 248.050 - General powers of district — judicial notice — costs of proceedings.
Section 248.060 - Procedure where drainage area is in two counties — what court has jurisdiction.
Section 248.070 - Trustees — appointment — removal — employees.
Section 248.080 - Powers of board.
Section 248.090 - Surveys and plans — adoption thereof.
Section 248.100 - Right-of-way through private property — proceedings.
Section 248.110 - Bids for work contracts.
Section 248.120 - Special drainage tax — drainage fund.
Section 248.130 - Issuance of bonds — sinking fund — appeal.
Section 248.140 - Issuance of vouchers, for what purposes.
Section 248.150 - Who may construct sewers and drains — plans approved by trustees.
Section 248.160 - Sanitary drainage of subdistrict — special tax bills.
Section 248.170 - Trustees may accept sewers or drains constructed by private persons.
Section 248.180 - Board of trustees to cease to exist, when.